Game Control: Game Updates, Company Acquisitions, And Surgery Through VR
We are ofk
Console: Tencent is reportedly preparing to purchase a majority stake in Ubisoft. According to Reuters, the Chinese gaming company plans to raise its stake in the French game developer and publisher. The report reveals that the goal of Tencent is to become the single largest stakeholder in Ubisoft. This would effectively shift control away from Ubisoft's majority shareholders, the Guillemot family. The Guillemot family currently owns 15% of Ubisoft, while Tencent has a 5% investment in the company, which it acquired back in 2018.
We Are OFK highlights all the challenges that come with following the journey of four friends as they attempt to navigate their artistic careers in Los Angeles. You control each character as you follow the interconnected stories of the four buddies. Each decision puts you in charge of any outcomes that arise within the plot. The release of We Are OFK is scheduled for PC, PS4, PS5, and Nintendo Switch. The first and second episodes aired on August 18, and the third, fourth, and fifth episodes will air on August 25, September 1, and September 8, respectively.
Guild Wars 2
PC: Final Fantasy 14's most recent patch, "Buried Memory," was made available on August 23rd and features a brand-new feature called "Island Sanctuary," according to a Square Enix announcement. In the solo adventure "Island Sanctuary," users can visit a tropical island and construct and customize their farm. Players can gather resources, build infrastructure, and take care of a variety of species. The patch also adds new tasks to the main story and develops Tataru's Grand Endeavor, a side story. The "Fell Court of Troia" Dungeon and "Pandaemonium: Abyssos," an eight-player raid that transports players to the Lahabria Dungeon, are two new multiplayer additions.
Guild Wars 2 officially came to Steam on Tuesday, August 23rd. Developer ArenaNet originally announced that the PC game would launch on Steam in 2020 before confirming earlier this year that it would launch on the platform in 2022. The release marks the first time Guild Wars 2 will be available on a third-party platform. While the base game of Guild Wars 2 is free to download and play, the various expansions—Heart of Thorns, Path of Fire, and End of Dragons need to be purchased separately.
The superhero role-playing game Capes, developed by Spitfire Interactive, will be available in 2023. You play as the new superheroes who must thwart supervillains, which takes place 15 years after their conquest of the planet. The best combinations of superpowers will be used by players to assemble a team of superheroes. Missions in the game involve saving civilians, combating crime, and gradually attempting to restore society to its former state. Players can improve their skills to get stronger and more ready for the plot.
BraveNine Story
Mobile: The RPG and visual novel BraveNine Story is produced by the South Korean game developer NEOWIZ. A protagonist is a young man whose life is turned upside down when his father launches a revolt. As a result of subsequent activities, the young man ends up becoming a fugitive mercenary. Along the way, players will come across individuals with distinct characteristics that they can hire to join their mercenary team. BraveNine Story is available for early access in the United States, Canada, Singapore, and the Philippines.
AppLovin Corp offered to purchase Unity Software Inc in an all-stock deal that would have been worth $17.5 billion, with the condition that Unity drops its bid for competitor IronSource. In response, Unity announced that it is rejecting AppLovin's offer and continuing with its purchase of IronSource. Both IronSource and AppLovin offer services that help developers grow and monetize their apps. A market analyst by Reuters noted that the offer by AppLovin was likely a hasty move made to prevent the IronSource sale. Unity's the free game engine is used by many game developers, with some of the titles including Call of Duty: Mobile and Pokémon Go.
Nvidia
VR: Nvidia and Stanford University researchers have collaborated to create "Holographic Glasses," or virtual reality glasses. The glasses use lenses that are only 2.5mm thick to provide gamers with a full-color 3D holographic display, which, when compared to the traditional VR headset, is a breakthrough move for VR. The Holographic Glasses have a lot lower profile thanks to their pancake lenses, and they also have a few other advantages like infinite resolution and a far larger field of view at up to 200°.
VR surgical training platform FundamentalVR announced it has raised $20 million to expand its VR training program. FundamentalVR says it combines high-fidelity medical simulations with VR and haptics so that trainees can fully experience the sensations of real-life surgery. The company aims to make it more affordable for medical institutions to provide accredited surgical training. VR surgical training is becoming more prevalent and appears to deliver a significant return on investment for organizations that would otherwise pay for more costly and less flexible surgical training.